On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 23:00:49 +0000 (UTC), cary at afone.as.arizona.edu (Cary
Kittrell) wrote:
>In article <3d333c95.21227708 at news.freeserve.net> angilion at ypical.fsnet.co.uk (Angilion) writes:
><
><On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 19:18:30 GMT, "John Knight" <johnknight at usa.com>
><wrote:
[..]
><>only 9% of Americans accept the "theory of evolution" as its been
><>historically defined:
><>http://christianparty.net/gallupcreation.htm><
><Well, the sample size is large enough (1000) *if* it was a random
><selection from across the whole of the USA, and it does show that
><only 9% of the people questioned believe that God had *no part*
><in the development of humanity.
><
><It is evidence that most people in the USA do not believe in the
><theory of evolution.
>>Actually, if you read what John himself has put up on his site,
>you'll notice that those who believe in YEC are in fact a minority.
YEC?
>Those who answered that evolution took place, with or without
>God's tinkering about with it, were forty-nine percent of the
>respondents.
Yes, I did read that. However, John was correct when he
stated that the results of the poll showed that only 9% of
the people questioned believed the ToE as historically defined
to be true. The ToE as does not include belief in a deity
guiding evolution.
><It is not evidence that the theory of evolution
><is wrong, nor is it evidence that the theory of creationism is right.
>>Indeed: fifty-something percent of Americans believe in UFOs, and
>a quarter believe in astrology. Reality doesn't read polls.
Everyone should "believe in UFOs", in the sense that the available
evidence indicates their existence. Of course, the theory that UFOs
are alien spaceships is another matter entirely. Merely being
unidentified does not mean that they are of alien origin.
--
Always remember you're unique.
Just like everyone else. (Anon)
